Roskilde Weather in May
Roskilde in May
The short of it: Roskilde in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 16 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 44 mm · daylight 16 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & September
May in Roskilde brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 44 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against April, to near 16°; nights run about 9°. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 13 min in mid-May, 129 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Roskilde runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hedehusene, 7 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Roskilde, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HedehuseneCapital Region | 7 km E | 16° | 8° | 44 mm |
| TaastrupCapital Region | 14 km E | 16° | 8° | 44 mm |
| Solrød StrandZealand | 15 km SE | 16° | 9° | 44 mm |
| GreveZealand | 15 km ESE | 16° | 9° | 44 mm |
| StenløseCapital Region | 16 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 43 mm |
| IshøjCapital Region | 17 km E | 16° | 9° | 43 mm |
| AlbertslundCapital Region | 18 km E | 16° | 8° | 44 mm |
| VallensbækCapital Region | 19 km E | 17° | 9° | 43 mm |